--- AS400 Printing, Can This Be Solved ??? ---

            Can this be solved?

        We have a printer that has 3 tractors that has one output queue
        and a writer that is attached and started, one form type for all three
        tractors.

        What happens is when spool files are created and sent to this
        output queue, there is a cl that is used to send the appropriate spool
        file to the correct tractor (drawer).

        This all works fine, BUT we would like all spool files that print to 
        tractor (drawer) 1 to be first, followed by all spool files that 
print to
        tractor (drawer) 2 to be second.

        What currently happens is any spool file for tractor (drawer) 1 
prints,
        then switches to tractor (drawer) 2, then switches back to tractor 
(drawer) 1,
        and so on and so on...

        I don't think you can sort the spool files so all drawer 1's are 
first, or can you?

        Can you associate two output queues to the same writer?  Don't know 
if this is
        even doable.

        We want to try an eliminate any time spent starting a writer for a 
certain form
        type, that is why all spool files have the same form type or 
answering a message
        to change form types, alignments etc.

        We could get a cutter for this printer, but management does NOT want 
to spend
        any more money.

        This printer is a central printer for our customer service 
department, and management
        does NOT want everyone to have their own printers.  Printing to this 
printer is done
        all day, so they need their printouts on demand.

        Any suggestions that we can try would be greatly appreciated!!!!!
        
     
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